1.   American and Colombian officials say, for instance, that earlier estimates of coca production in Colombia were too conservative.

2.   All the stories about us being another cartel, about being the principal beneficiaries of coca production are ... tales that no one believes.

3.   But if peace efforts fail in Colombia, he said, the progress made in reducing coca production in the Andean countries will suffer.

4.   But with or without such powerful support, in a town that depends almost entirely on coca production for its livelihood, people had pressing reasons to complain.

5.   Coca production in Colombia created boom towns out of many backwaters like Miraflores, a ramshackle settlement of whitewashed houses with metal roofs along the muddy Vaupes River.

6.   Coca production has exploded here, despite a large increase in U.S. aid, as Peruvian and Bolivian eradication efforts made great strides.

7.   Coca production and drug corruption increased.

8.   Despite the drug war, total coca production is more than enough to meet demand, and the flow of cocaine is unstaunched.

9.   Ensconced in a sparsely populated area the size of Switzerland, the FARC proceeded to increase coca production, stockpile arms and drive out local authorities.

10.   FARC-controlled territory includes the two largest areas of coca production, the Putumayo and Guaviare provinces.